Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 997150.015 - Reed Searle

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 997150.015

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 09/26/2014

Site Address:
Reed Searle
Intersection Of Shelley West River Rd., 475 Hayes Project Rd. & 1300 N. Horseshoerd.
Shelley, ID 83274

Mailing Address:
526 East 1200 North, Shelley, ID 83274

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111211/Potato Farming

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/26/2014

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/19/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	910738

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$9,000
Current Penalty	$6,200	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$7,200
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	02/25/2015	06/01/2015	$6,200	$7,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040039 B01	02/25/2015		$1,000	$2,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 68271.015

Event: 09/23/2014

Employee is crushed and killed between two trucks

At 6:45 a.m. on September 23, 2014, an employee had completed the unloading of a potato truck. As the truck driver drove away, the employee noticed that he failed to close the trucks back tailgate. He proceeded to run after the truck, which he was successful in getting the driver to stop so that he could activate the switch on the side of the truck bed to close the gate. Simultaneously, another truck began backing his vehicle and pinned the employee between the two trucks, killing him. The incident investigation revealed that the truck driver that was backing did not see the employee or the truck behind him.

Keywords: Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Backing Up, Caught Between, Crushed, Pinned, Struck By, Tractor Trailer

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	997150.015	61	M	Fatality		Agriculture and forestry teachers

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